Teen charged with capital murder in death of recent PHS grad

By Michelle Mondo | San Antonio Express-News

Published 9:48 am, Saturday, January 19, 2013

Photo: Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News

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Rachel Enriquez holds a photo of her son Christopher Hinojos, who was gunned down late Tuesday in what San Antonio police describe as a carjacking murder. A 2012 graduate from Plainview High School, Hinojos had just started a new job and was on is way home when the incident occurred. less

Rachel Enriquez holds a photo of her son Christopher Hinojos, who was gunned down late Tuesday in what San Antonio police describe as a carjacking murder. A 2012 graduate from Plainview High School, Hinojos had ... more

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SAN ANTONIO — A teen charged with capital murder in connection with a carjacking and fatal shooting last week was caught during an alleged robbery spree and assaulted the arresting officer, police say.

The 16-year-old’s name isn’t being released by police because of his age.

He’s accused of stealing Christopher Hinojos’ Toyota Camry on Tuesday night, shooting him in the hand, then turning the car around and shooting him again.

Hinojos died on a stranger’s front porch, where he frantically tried to get help.

“We believe that the suspect and victim knew each other and it was not a random act of violence,” a statement by Police Chief William McManus said. “It appears the victim fell in with the wrong crowd.”

Police found the Camry and the gun believed to be the murder weapon, the statement said.

Witnesses heard an argument about 11 p.m. at Agency Oaks and Allendale Oak near the University of Texas at San Antonio, police and relatives said.

Then late Wednesday, officers were investigating a robbery spree on the Northwest Side on Bandera Road. The six suspects led police on a short chase before they abandoned the vehicle and ran away.

Officers caught all six, but during the arrest one of the suspects attacked an officer and tried to gouge out his eye, McManus said.

Following the robbery arrest, police said detectives linked the teen to Hinojos’ slaying.